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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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